The shipping giant Amazon benefits from the current global situation. Because many people only rarely leave their house, many more packages are ordered and sent. According to the Bloomberg Millionaires Index, the fortune of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has increased by $ 24 billion to $ 138.5 billion since the beginning of the year.
However, some employees have criticized the way the company deals with the Corona crisis. According to the “Wall Street Journal”, two employees have now been dismissed who openly criticized the behavior of the company.
Work put down
On the one hand, it is a user experience designer. He said: “No company should punish its employees for taking care of each other, especially during a pandemic.” He and other workers had resigned in protest of how the corporation handled the corona crisis.
On the other hand, a warehouse employee was fired for “inappropriate language, behavior and violation of guidelines on social distancing”. Both former employees also state that they have campaigned for better treatment of employees after many workers have been put under pressure due to the increased volume of orders.
Social distancing not adhered to
In addition, the warehouse employee is said to have repeatedly requested that the working environment be cleaned more frequently and thoroughly. He also does not deny that he violated the social distancing guidelines, but states that it was extremely difficult to respect these guidelines in the overcrowded department stores.
An Amazon spokesman commented on the camp employee’s case as follows: “We respect our employees’ rights to protest. However, this right does not mean a free pass for bad actions, especially for those that endanger the health or safety of their colleagues. »
In the case of the user experience designer, the company informs that he has been released because he has not complied with the quarantine regulations. The man had entered his place of work, although he could have been potentially infected with the corona virus and should have been in quarantine.
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